Combat Complacency to Make Change Happen “Bad business results are both a blessing and a curse. Losing money does catch people’s attention, but it gives less maneuvering room. With good business results, the opposite is true; convincing people of the need for change is much harder, but you have … [Read more...] about Complacency: It’s Everywhere…
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What’s Needed Next? Transparency & Trust
We need a better way to evaluate our business leaders, assert James O’Toole and Warren Bennis in a recent Harvard Business Review article (“A Culture of Candor,” June 2009). It’s no longer prudent to judge American corporate leaders’ performance solely on the extent to which they create wealth for … [Read more...] about What’s Needed Next? Transparency & Trust
4 Paths to Less Business Stress
Work is a common source of unhappiness and stress. Studies have concluded that the number of burned-out, stressed-out or chronically stressed individuals is between one-fourth and one-third of the work force. Leaders and workers must be fully present and engaged at work, in a state of health and … [Read more...] about 4 Paths to Less Business Stress
Once Again: Just How Do You Motivate People?
You know you have a talented group of people working for you. You may have personally hired some of them or seen their excellent work in other teams. But all of this talent is meaningless if you cannot raise the bar and motivate people to produce their best work ever, for you and your team, right … [Read more...] about Once Again: Just How Do You Motivate People?
Freedom- or Burden of Choice? – Part 1
Everyday decisions have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. A trip to a typical supermarket reveals enormous choices such as 85 different crackers, 285 types of cookies, 230 varieties of canned soup, 80 different pain relievers, and … [Read more...] about Freedom- or Burden of Choice? – Part 1
Changing Minds: How Hard Is It?
“All leadership comes down to this: changing people’s behavior.” – Alan Deutschman in Fast Company, “Change or Die”, May 2005 Changing the behavior of people is the most important challenge for leaders of businesses trying to compete in unpredictable environments. According to John Kotter, … [Read more...] about Changing Minds: How Hard Is It?
Going Global: Are You Ready?
As opportunities for global expansion increase, so does the trend toward more diversity in the workplace. Successful companies are recruiting professionals with different backgrounds, cultures, styles and motivations. Yet this great resource presents increased possibilities for misunderstanding … [Read more...] about Going Global: Are You Ready?
Generations at Work: Boomers, GenXers & Nexters
Never before in the history of the workplace are so many different age groups working together in such close quarters. Veterans, Baby Boomers, GenXers and now the Nexters are working shoulder to shoulder, cubicle to cubicle. Never have so many different generations with such diversity in … [Read more...] about Generations at Work: Boomers, GenXers & Nexters
Leadership: Facing Moral and Ethical Dilemmas
We need a Nobel Prize in business, awarded to organizations that demonstrate how business effectiveness (meaning survival, market share, profits, and stock value) results directly from ethical behavior. A society that is not built on ethics - on fairness, freedom, and mature hearts and minds - … [Read more...] about Leadership: Facing Moral and Ethical Dilemmas
A Leadership Map for the Future
Predictions for the future can be stimulating and challenging, especially if one is a top executive in a business enterprise attempting to make strategic decisions. Our rapidly changing global environment presents problems never before encountered. No one knows what will be required of leaders in … [Read more...] about A Leadership Map for the Future